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(1) A framework is brought out for applying SIT to conserve
historical cultural heritage in China, which plays as the
guideline of our research activities.
(2) Combined with satellite image of high resolution, early
panchromatic aerial photography are useful to detect the spatial
morphological anomalies of GCC caused by modem
construction activities.
(3) Multi-scale, multi-source and multi-temporal data are
necessary to investigate and conserve large-scale historical sites
with the ability of detect the long evolution trends
comprehensively.
(4) This work has explored the evolutional process of GCC at
Qingkou district, Huaian city, Shandong province in recent
sixty years, which shows the great potential of SIT in the
archaeological prospecting.
(5) The satellite image was utilized to probe the LUCC of cities
near GCC, aiming to found the connections between cities and
GCC, especially in terms of spatial characters. Researchers
from the field of archaeology and urban study have argued
about the complex relationship between GCC and the cities near
by. The ancient status could be only acquired from historical
literature, while the current changing process can be obtained
from remote imagery.
(6) Handheld PDA with the GPS module was used to assist
conservator investigating GCC in several regions, including
Beijing city, Tianjin city, Shandong province, Hebei province,
Jiansu province, Zhejiang province. From Sep. 2007, those
equipments also have been utilized to facilitate 3rd National
Cultural Resources Investigation in above regions.
(7) On the basis of this activity further studies have been
planned to improve the accuracy of the acquired knowledge to
extend it to all known cultural heritages along GCC, and to
validate the framework at the new depth, which will then
become the reference for conserving large-scale historical sites.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This study was carried out with the support from National Key
Technology R&D Program contract research (NO.:
2006bak30b01). We are grateful to experts from China National
Institute of Cultural Property and conservation professionals
from Beijing city, Tianjin city, Shandong province, Hebei
province, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang province for their
professional advices and prominent investigation works.
Authors also appreciate Prof. Nie from Institute of remote
sensing applications, CAS, Prof. Tan from China Institute of
Water Resource and Hydropower Research, and teams under
their instruction respectively for our wonderful cooperation.
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